Temporary binder.



S. S. BARRETT, DEGD. THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, EXEGUTOR.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1912,

Patented J an. 6, 1914.

2 8HEETS-SEEBT l.

S. S. BARRETT, DEGD.

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, EXEGUTOR.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10 1912.

Patented J an. 6, 1914.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

(Ix IA Wm i' JYZIZQW' i FITTED %TA.TE% PATENT OFFIGE.

SAXTON S. BARRETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, EXEC- UTOR 0F SAID SAXTON S. BARRETT, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO MARY K. BARRETT,

OF GLENGOE, ILLINOIS.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

osaese.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAXroN S. BARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to temporary binders, and has for its object to provide a binder which will be suitable without previous adjustment for either thick or thin periodicals, or both, as it frequently happens that different numbers of the same periodical differ materially in thickness. For such purposes it is desirable or necessary that the usual retaining-strips be capable of being placed close together or farther apart, in order to suit the thickness of the different numbers, and the purpose of my present invention is to provide a construction by which this may be effectively accomplished. I accomplish this object as illustrated in the drawings and as herein,- after described.

What I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved binder, one of the covers being partly broken away; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section, partly broken away; Fig. 3 is a plan view of one end of the binder showing the retaining devices; Fig. 4 is an end view thereof; Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 2 showing the hinge end of the binder; and Figs. 6 and 7 are elevations of the cooperating locking plates which together compose the locking devices.

Referring to the drawings,8 indicates the back-piece or support of the binder, which may be of any suitable material, and is preferably a wooden block flattened on its upper surface and rounded on its lower surface, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

910 indicate the usual covers secured to the back in any suitable way.

11 indicates a hinge-rod connected with one end portion of the back-piece 8, the intermediate portion of said rod extending across the end portion of the back and parallel therewith, as shown in Fig. 5.

12 indicates a number of retaining strips composed of thin flexible material, such as steel, which are perforated to fit upon the intermediate portion of the rod 11, which forms a hinge for them. The retaining strips 12 extend longitudinally of the backpiece 8 and when in operative position are substantially parallel therewith. By hinging the retaining strips in the manner described they may be set any desired distance apart and may be swung toward and from the back-piece as occasion requires. The opposite ends of the retaining strips are held in operative position when in use by hooks 1314 carried by locking plates 15-16, respectively. As best shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the shanks of the hooks 13-14L are straight on one side, as shown at -5, and are inclined on the opposite side, as shown at 00Z, and the several hooks on each plate are set a distance apart substantially equal to twice the distance which separates adjacent hooks when the two locking plates are assembled, as hereinafter described.

The locking-plate 15 is provided near one margin with a finger 17 parallel with the adjacent hook 13 and having its inner side inclined, as shown at 0, to correspond with the inclined sides of the shanks of the hooks 13. The locking plates 1516 are associated together to form the locking devices for the retaining strips by fitting them together so that the hooks 13-14 alternate and the inclined edges 0, d and 0 cooperate with the adjacent hooks to form inclined passages 18 and slots 19 for the several retaining strips, as shown in Figs. 8 and 4:. An important advantage of this construction is that it is impractical to manufacture a single plate having retaining hooks very close together, but by employing two plates in the manner described the hooks may be set much farther apart on each plate and still when the plates are fitted together with their respective hooks alternating as described the efiect is the same as though the hooks were all on the same plate. Consequently I am able to set the hooks very close together and to provide narrow entering passages, thereby obviating the danger of the retaining-strips becoming accidentally disconnected. With this construction, therefore, I am able to provide a binder with a large number of retaining-strips, each provided with its own locking device so that the binder may accommodate a large number of periodicals or pamphlets. As the several retalning-strips may be adjusted laterally at their hinge end, they may be set close together or far apart as may be necessary to accommodate the number to be inserted, and consequently the several numbers may be set closely together, thereby economizmg space.

My invention is not limited to hinging the retaining-strips specifically as shown, or to making the slots between the securing hooks of the shape shown, as equivalents may be employed. For some purposes it would be desirable to so shape the hooks as to provide slots having angular entering passages, or inclined entering passages, as described in my application of even date hereinwith, Serial N 0. 696,361 to secure the advantages of bending or twisting the retaining-strips therein described. The securing hooks may, if desired, be made of elastic or spring material so that they will spring back when inserting the retaining-strips.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. A binder, comprising a support, two or more retaining-strips, and a locking-device comprising a plurality of plates fitted together and cooperating to form retaining hooks adapted to receive and hold the retaming-strips.

2. A binder, comprising a support, a retaining strip, and a locking-device comprising plates fitted together, one of said plates having a hook and the other having a finger cooperating With said hook to form a slot adapted to receive the retaining strip.

3. A binder, comprising a support, a plurality of retaining strips, and a locking-device comprising plates having hooks, said plates being fitted together so that the hooks alternate and cooperate to form slots to receive the retaining strips.

4. A binder, comprising a support, a plurality of retaining strips hinged thereto and adjustable laterally, and a locking-device comprising plates having hooks, said plates being fitted together so that the hooks carried thereby alternate cooperate to form slots to receive the retaining strips.

5. A binder, comprising a support, a hinge-rod secured'at one end portion thereof, a plurality of retaining-strips mounted on said rod and adjustable thereon, and a locking-device comprising plates having hooks, said plates being fitted together so that their respective hooks alternate and cooperate to form slots to receive the retaining strips.

6. A locking-device for temporary binders, comprising a plurality of plates having hooks, said plates being adapted L0 be associated so that their respective hooks alternate and form slots between the several hooks.

SAXTON S. BARRETT.

Witnesses:

Mlrmm A. HUNTER, JOHN L. JACKSON.

Copies of this patent ,may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

